Creating Ligeia

“Ligeia” describes the two marriages of the narrator, the first to the darkly featured and brilliant Lady Ligeia; the second to her racial opposite, the fair and blonde Lady Rowena. Both women die quickly and mysteriously after their marriage ceremonies, and the narrator’s persistent memories of Ligeia bring her back to life to replace Lady Rowena’s corpse. (Spark Notes - http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/summary.html) 

As i have mentioned before, Ligeia has been my favourite story since the start of my research. I am really interested the contrast between Ligeia and Rowena and think i can come up with something editorial. I found a few images on Pinterest involving mirrors that i feel really inspired by, I have thought about having either Ligeia or Rowena looking into the mirror and the reflection being the other character. I will be taking this idea to Sharon to see what she thinks!

I have booked some time in the studio so i can do my first test shoot. I will be using my friend Danika as a model, i have chosen her to play Ligeia as she has dark hair and eyes that fits the character perfectly and she photographs beautifully.

My idea is 1980's New Romantic inspired. I would like the focus to be on the lips and plan to create an ombre style that is dark on the outside and a bright pink towards the centre to soften the look. I've placed a beauty spot on the chart to link it with the 18th Century style of makeup. I have been playing with the idea of using black lace across the eyes so i will play around with that during the test shoot.

https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/567453621778202924/